At its peak his lethal partnership with Kevin Phillips yielded 128 league goals in three seasons and later his off the field efforts were integral to the stabilizing of the club following relegation in 2006.

Quinn joined Arsenal from Irish junior football in November 1983, but he made his debut two years later, scoring against Liverpool at Highbury.

The highlight of his spell with the Gunners was a 1987 League Cup winner’s medal before he moved on to Manchester City in 1990. Quinn joined Sunderland in August 1996.